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(1)SỞ GD&ĐT HẢI DƯƠNG TRƯỜNG THPT ĐOÀN THƯỢNG
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ĐỀ CHẴN: Dành cho thí sinh có SBD chẵn I PRONUNCIATION (1.0p)
Choose the word which is different from the others in the position of stress syllable. A integration B solidarity C facility D combination
2 A statistics B status C philosophy D economy
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
3 A struggles B votes C accelerates D develops
4 A resulted B washed C dedicated D attended
II LANGUAGE USE Choose the best answer (3.0p) This book to me as a gift on my last birthday
A gave B had given C was given D had been given
2 Don’t forget to put your coat It’s cold outside
A up B off C on D in
3 “Must I the shopping now?” – “No, you _ We’ve got plenty of food.”
A mustn’t B have to C needn’t D don’t
4 Women has been struggling for a long time for the _ to vote
A status B right C intellectual ability D equal
5 Your mother for you since yesterday
A is looking B was looking C looked D has been looking
6 The crowd are becoming _excited
A less and least B less and most C more and most D more and more ASEAN has _ cultures, which attract tourists worldwide
A diverse B diversity C diversify D diversely
8 I found this wallet on the street while I _ to school
A walk B am walking C have walked D was walking
9 Who will the children while you go out to work?
A look for B look up C look after D look at
(2)A take them off B take off them C put it off D put off it 11 Gertrude takes _ her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair, too
A in B up C after D down
12 The aim of ASEAN is to promote closer economic _
A delegation B migration C reputation D integration
III READING (3P)
Part 1: Choose the best option to complete the following passage.
There is a genetic difference (1) men and women It is (2) who bear the child and who need protecting and looking after while bearing the child and after childbirth There clearly are close emotional connections between (3) _ and child
It is women who generally look after people, after the welfare and well-being of the members of the family Care, concern, affection and love, feelings and emotions, are important and matter, and women developed, and have, much skill and expertise in such matters It is generally men (4) _ struggle outside the family to secure survival and good living for the family A struggle for survival in a seemingly hostile environment engineered by other humans
1 A among B between C both D neither
2 A girls B boys C women D men
3 A mother B father C son D daughter
4 A which B that C whose D who
Part 2: Read the following passage and the task below.
Nowadays gymnastics are very popular in China and some other Asian countries Modern gymnastics began there in the nineteenth century In 1811, an outdoor gymnastics centre for men was open in Berlin where they could bodybuilding and exercises on a high bar and other pieces of equipment
Dance is an important part of training as it prepares you for the types of movement required in gymnastics One of the aims is to make the body stronger for jumps and turns In competitions, women perform the exercises with music so dance, gymnastics and music are connected
To become a top gymnast, it is important to start when very young, that is, when you are still in your kindergarten with simple exercises Boys developed physically later than girls so Olympic gymnastics medals are usually won by men between the ages of nineteen and twenty-five while girl champions are fourteen or fifteen years old
(3)A In Africa in the 19th century. B In Europe in the 19th century.
C In America in the 19th century. D In Asia in the 19th century.
2 What did Berlin set up the gymnastics centre for in 1811? A For men to gymnastics with equipment
B For women to gymnastics
C For people to outdoors gymnastics D For men to gymnastics without equipment
3 Why is dance an important part of gymnastics training? A Because it helps you to be stronger
B Because it is a sport
C Because it includes the types of movements required in gymnastics D Because it makes you jump and turn
4 Why are women younger than men among the Olympic medal winners? A Male athletes are older than female athletes in all games
B Girls developed physically earlier than boys C Women are physically stronger than men D Girls are more hard-working than boys
IV WRITING (3P)
Part 1: Rewrite the sentences using instructions in the brackets
1 He said “My former colleagues have devoted their lives for the survival of the company.”
He said _. This building is WHO’s headquarters WHO’s headquarters was established on April 1948
This building is WHO’s headquarters, . If you had got up early, you could have caught the first bus to the city center
Had .
Part 2: Write about Brunei, an ASEAN member country, using the information below (1.5p)
Country : Laos
Capital : Vientiane
Area : 236, 800 sq.km
Population : 6, 803, 699 Official language : Lao
(4)Currency : Kip
(5)SỞ GD&ĐT HẢI DƯƠNG TRƯỜNG THPT ĐOÀN THƯỢNG
-*** -ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ 2 NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 12
ĐỀ LẺ: Dành cho thí sinh có SBD lẻ
I PRONUNCIATION (1.0p)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. A composed B advocated C limited D deep-seated
2 A skills B needs C enjoys D meets
Choose the word which is different from the others in the position of stress syllable.
3 A communication B federation C association D organization A development B economics D linguistics D gymnastics
II LANGUAGE USE Choose the best answer (3.0p) A: What this weekend?
B: I’m going to play water polo with my classmates
A will you B are you going to C did you D were you 2 While he _ a bath, Archimedes _ the principles of density and buoyancy. A took, discovered B taking, discovered C taking, discovering D was taking, discovered Since it was founded in 1976, ASEAN has work to promote close _among members
A integrate B integration C integrated D integrative
4 People enter this street It is being repaired
A must B needn’t C mustn’t D may
5 GDP (Gross Domestic ) is the total value of goods and services produced by a country within a year
A Produce B Product C Productivity D Production
6 It’s near the National Examination for students at high schools so they are studying
A hard and hard B harder and hard C harder and harder D more and more hard Last week, a blood donation festival by Vietnam Red Cross Society
(6)8 In many TV shows like Vietnam Idol or Vietnam Got Talent, audience use mobile messages to for their favourite candidates
A have B increase C vote D accelerate
9 Could you please the fan? It’s so hot in this class
A turn on B turn off C turn away D turn up
10 Many people believe that women should stay at home, housework and children
A look up B look after C look down D look at
11 Before the interview, all the candidates are asked to survey questionnaire
A fill in B turn on C take off D put on
12 In Japanese traditional families, people only enter the houses after they _ their shoes
A show off B take off C turn off D give up
III READING (3P)
Part 1: Choose the best answer to fill in each of the blanks in the passage below (1.0p)
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was born in France in 1883 and died in 1971 She was a pioneering fashion designer who revolutionized women’s fashion She designed modern and (1) _ clothes that were often based on menswear She was so important that she was the only designer named in ‘Time’ magazine's list of the 100 (2) _ people of the 20th century.
Chanel had a very poor upbringing Her mother worked in the poorhouse (3) _ Gabrielle was born She died when Gabrielle was six and then her father abandoned her She adopted the name Coco while she was a cafe singer in 1905 Two lovers funded her first store in Paris in 1910 They also helped her hats become popular with rich women
(4) _ the 1920s, Chanel rose to become Paris’ top fashion designer Her comfortable, yet elegant clothes were popular across Europe In 1922 Chanel introduced her perfume, Chanel No 5, which is still highly profitable today
1 A simply B simple C simplify D simplifying
2 A most influential B more influential C most influentially D more influentially
3 A which B where C who D that
4 A When B On C At D In
Part 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer (2.0p)
(7)poverty levels significantly, but Laos still relies heavily on foreign aid and investment, especially from Japan, China and Vietnam
Laos is a landlocked, mountainous country, bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west Its population was estimated to be around 6.8 million in July 2014 The capital and largest city of Laos is Vientiane and other major cities include Luang Prabang, Savannakhet, and Pakse
Less than 5% of the land is suitable for subsistence agriculture, which nevertheless provides around 80% of employment The main crop is rice, which is grown on the fertile floodplain of the Mekong River Vegetables, fruit, spices and cotton are also grown Part of the region's heroin-producing "Golden Triangle", Laos has all but given up opium production
1 Laos .
A is the only communist country in the world B is the poorest country in east Asia C is among the poorest country in East Asia D was founded in 1991
2 Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Laos?
A It relies heavily on foreign aid investment B It is a landlocked country C Thailand is its neighbor country to the south D Its largest city is Vientiane 3 Agriculture in Laos _
A provides about 80% of employment B provides 5% of the land
C is dominated by opium production D is well-developed because of a large area of land 4 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the crops in Laos?
A spices B rice C cotton D rubber
IV WRITING (3P)
Part 1: Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning, beginning as shown (1.5p) " I have seen Jack in the library." Lan said to me
Lan told me If he had bought that car, he would have wasted lots of money
Had
3 Valentina Tereskova was a Russian cosmonaut She was the first woman to fly into space Valentina Tereskova,
(8)Population: 422,675 Official language: Malay, English
Religion: Sunni Islam
Currency: Brunei dollar (BND)
(9)ANSWER KEYS
ĐỀ LẺ ĐỀ CHẴN
KEY
I PRONUNCIATION (0.25 X = 1.0) A
2 D B B
II GRAMMAR (0.25 X 12 = 3.0) B D B C B C C C A 10 B 11 A 12 B III READING
Part 1: (0.25 x = 1.0) B
2 A B D
Part 2: (0.5 x = 2.0) C
2 C A D
KEY
I PRONUNCIATION (0.25 X = 1.0) C
2 B A B
II LANGUAGE USE (0.25 X 12 = 3.0) C C C B D D A D C 10 A 11 C 12 D III READING
PART 1(0.25 x = 1.0) B
2 C A D
PART 2: (0.5 x = 2.0) D
(10)IV WRITING Part 1: (0.5 x = 1,5)
1 Lan told me she had sên Jack in the library Had he bought that car, he would have wasted lots of money
3 Valentina Tereskova, who was a Russian cosmonaut, was the first woman to fly into space
Valentina Tereskova, who was the first woman to fly into space, was a Russian cosmonaut.
IV WRITING
PART 1(0.5 x = 1,5)
1 He said his former colleagues had devoted their lives for the survival of the company This building is WHO’s headquarters which was established on April 1948